Genshin Impact Simulation: Starting with Melsin's Friend

Dark purple, semi-congealed blood settled on the ground, spreading all the way to the doorway, and the stench of decay and blood filled the air.

Kaeya and Diluc's expressions both turned grim.

This means that the people inside are likely doomed.

The room was dark, the curtains were tightly drawn, and even the gaps were sealed shut, preventing any light from getting in.

Facing the main door was a wooden table. Two of the three chairs were overturned, and the chair with its back to the door was slightly tilted, revealing a limp arm hanging down to the ground.

There, a figure leaned back in a chair.

His face was hidden in the deep shadows, but the pool of blood beneath him had already announced his death.

"Damn it, Morse!"

Diluc cursed under his breath, stepped over the bloodstains on the ground, and strode over to the figure sitting in the chair.

But what greeted him was a pair of grayish, dilated pupils and a hideous wound on the young knight's neck.

An empty shell that has lost its soul.

"Bang!" A dull thud as a fist slammed into the ground.

Kaeya followed Diluc into the room, her gaze sharpening as she crouched down and pushed the fallen door panel aside.

Waste newspapers... are used to seal the gaps in the door?

He got up and looked around. Most of the windows were covered with newspapers, and the gaps were sealed, probably to prevent the smell of blood from spreading too early and attracting the attention of the residents.

The pool of blood outside the door might serve the same purpose.

Kaiya unfolded the crumpled newspaper, and what caught her eye was the news that the Wind Flower Festival was coming soon, dated two days ago.

Most of the other scattered newspapers were also from this period, but there don't seem to be any other clues.

Speaking of which... the temperature inside the room seems unusually low.

Kaeya pulled his cloak tighter around himself, stood up, walked to Diluc's side, and silently patted him on the shoulder.

"...excessive blood loss, fatal wound located on the neck, irregular wound, with traces of repeated cutting."

Diluc's voice was low and deep, half of his face was hidden in shadow, and it was impossible to tell whether sorrow or anger prevailed.

This was the first time I had experienced the loss of my comrades in the Knights, in such a tragic way and on such a special occasion.

He reached out and closed Morse's gray eyes, but at that moment, a piece of paper on the table caught their attention.

Perhaps because the lighting was dim, and both of their attention was focused on Morse, they didn't notice him immediately.

Kaiya carefully moved the quill pen off the ground, and when she saw the first few sentences, her pupils suddenly contracted.

"I am determined to pay for the crimes I have committed with my life."

"The crime called betrayal, an absolutely unforgivable crime."

A chill crept up Kaiya's back, and he immediately sensed something was wrong. He quickly flipped through the pages.

Diluc, who was standing nearby, noticed Kaeya's unusual behavior and stepped forward with a puzzled look, and together they began to look through the documents.

However, the following contents of Morse's letter were like an Alice-branded bouncy bomb thrown into a lake of liqueurs, creating a storm in their hearts.

Especially when they saw the passage "In order to join the Knights, I was seduced by power, controlled by the Fools, and forced to reveal the whereabouts of the Windbringer Knights," their expressions changed drastically.

"This...this is impossible! How could Morse?!"

Diluc snatched the letter in disbelief and read it over and over again. He took a few steps back, feeling as if his mind was being struck by the heavy hammer of Wagner's blacksmith shop.

He believed he knew his teammate, Morse, passionate, reckless, just like most of the newly promoted Cavaliers.

When he spoke of his hometown, Clear Spring Town, and the Knights, his eyes shone with the same light as all of them.

How could someone like that betray his comrades and then end his own life alone like a coward?

This is impossible; he resolutely, absolutely refused to believe it.

Diluc instinctively rejected the possibility presented in the letter, but another voice rang out.

But... is there really no possibility at all?

In an instant, fragments flashed through Diluc's mind.

Morse is the newest member of the team and also the most hardworking, to the point of being somewhat obsessed.

He was the first to arrive and the last to leave, but perhaps due to a lack of talent, his swordsmanship never showed any significant improvement.

"Effort doesn't always guarantee results, and I've come to realize this deeply after failing to challenge the captain once again."

"By chance, the Fools approached me, promising me power comparable to the Eye of God."

"And all they need is a tiny bit of information."

The words in the letter overlapped with fragments of his memories, causing Diluc to break out in a cold sweat.

Pandora's box may have been opened on an ordinary day.

Furthermore, the vacation that was suddenly granted despite not being approved, plus Mu Feng's abrupt letter yesterday.

Mu Feng never does anything meaningless. If you ask him about Morse, he must already have some suspicions.

Can all of this really be explained by coincidence?

Diluc resisted the answer in his heart, but he had to admit that he was powerless to deny the possibility.

He looked at Morse's cold body, and for a moment, he felt that the other's face had become both familiar and strange.

At this moment, Kaiya also recovered from his shock.

"Damn it, Mu Feng is in trouble."

Regardless of whether the contents of the letter are true or false, one thing is certain: the leak has already occurred.

This means that, regardless of what Mu Feng's mission is, the positions of hunter and prey have been reversed.

This is a complete trap.

"Diluc, you..." "Boom..."

A muffled rumble completely drowned out Kaiya's anxious voice. In the distance, thick smoke rose from the forest in the direction of Dadaupa Valley, startling birds into scattering in all directions.

"Damn it, I was too slow again!"

Kaiya turned around, muttered a curse under his breath in frustration, drew his sword, and rushed out of the room.

"I'll go check the situation. You go and contact the Knights and the Grand Master. Protect this place and don't let anyone else in!"

After saying those words, he turned and headed towards the direction of the explosion without looking back, pushing through the crowds attracted by the sound of the explosion, and soon left Qingquan Town and disappeared into the woods.

Fortunately, using the thick smoke as a beacon, Kaeya took a shortcut and went straight ahead, clearing out all the monsters that blocked his way.

When he arrived at the scene, he saw only the Fools' elite soldiers lying on the ground, already lifeless.

In the center of the encirclement, Mu Feng also lay on the ground, his sword broken in half, his fate unknown.

Kaiya rushed forward and, after confirming that the other person still had a faint breath, her heart finally settled down.

Barbatos above, a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Although the situation looks very bad, with countless wounds of all sizes, at least there is no immediate danger to his life.

Just then, a sound came from the bushes behind us.

The Fools? They actually still have manpower!

Kaeya instantly became alert and drew his sword. Only when the figure emerged from behind the bushes and he recognized the newcomer did he breathe a sigh of relief and lower his guard.

It's Qin, and Amber and the others.

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